Complementarity in the foreign policy of Armenia does not mean equal and similar relations with all partners, head of the Institute for National Strategic Studies Hayk Kotanjian said.

Hayk Kotanjian delivered a speech at the session of the Integration Club under the chairmanship of the Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvienko at MGIMO University on Monday.

He noted that Russia is the strategic ally and number one security partner for Armenia.

“Armenia successfully complements the bilateral security strategic alliance with Russia with the strategic partnership with her and other states within the framework of the CSTO,” he said.

At the same time Armenia also keeps productive contacts with the Euro-Atlantic power centers such as the United States, NATO and the EU.

“Since 2005, Armenia has effectively implemented the programs within the scope of NATO’s Individual Partnership Action Plan aimed at promoting the defense security reforms. My nation has also been enriching the experience of participation in the international security system through peacekeeping operations in Iraq, Kosovo, and currently in Afghanistan.”